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Otto Von Bismarck #498Z

Pen & ink drawing of German Statesman Otto Von Bismarck by artist Stephen F. Condren.

Otto Von Bismarck #498Z, pen & ink drawing with pencil sketch, by artist, and Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery. Prints & Scans Order Here.

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Otto Von Bismarck #498Z

German Statesman

A great man in all regard, Otto Von Bismarck has always been someone that holds a strong interest for me. His famous quote “A constitution is nothing but a piece of paper” stuck home with me when I first heard it back in High School, and it still does to this day. This famous line is very pervasive, because it is true. If you compare the size of the Bible to the size of the Constitution, that is challenged in courts across the land every day, you have a very serious problem on your hands. To make any kind of solid interpretation of a tome this size is sheer folly.

The Bible

Immediately the first thing that comes to my mind, is not the Constitution of the United States, because what is says is a given. Bismarck right, it all lays in the hands of the policies reigning at the time. For you can make the Constitution say anything that you like, because it is all a matter of interpretation.

Hermeneutics

More importantly, the Bible is just “A piece of paper” which of course opens volumes of approaches to it. It is all Hermeneutics that rules the day, because with it you can make any document say what is on your agenda.

Historical Critical Method

I only need to look upon the works of Albert Schweitzer, and Rudolph Bultmann to give added meaning to Otto Von Bismarck’s statement.

Pen & ink drawing of Theologian Rudolph Bultmann.
Pen & ink drawing of Theologian Rudolph Bultmann by Stephen F. Condren.
Pen & ink drawing of Codex Sinaiticus being cut apart by Rudolph Bultmann. Prints & Scans Order Here.
Pen & ink drawing of Codex Sinaiticus being cut apart by Rudolph Bultmann.

The message is clear, that we can no longer look at the Gospel stories, and trust them. These are documents written by mere men that did not have a full grasp of their topic.

Pencil Drawing

Above is my pen & ink drawing of Otto Von Bismarck, which is good, because I like the high contrast of the image.

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Otto Von Bismarck #498Z, pen & ink drawing with pencil, prints & scans, by artist Stephen F. Condren.

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